#2A3836#2A3836

#2A3836 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.019 H 185.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A3836
RGB	rgb(42, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(171, 14%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(171, 25%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 0%, 3.6%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.26, -6.27, -0.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.26, 6.31, 185.90°)
OKLab	oklab(32.75% -0.0187 -0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(32.75% 0.019 185.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.0347, 3.5868, 4.0217)
Luminance	0.0359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A3836 #382A2C

analogous

#2A382F #2A3836 #2A3338

triadic

#2A3836 #362A38 #38362A

tetradic

#2A3836 #2F2A38 #382A2C #33382A

square

#2A3836 #2F2A38 #382A2C #33382A

split-complementary

#2A3836 #382A33 #382F2A

monochromatic

#0D1111 #101514 #2A3836 #445B58 #5E7E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.23

#2A3836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#2A3836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A3836

12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A3836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A3836	1.00	12.23	1.72	12.23
#FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#263937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a3836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.019 185.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636e6c',
    500: '#2a3836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a3836;
$custom-light: #636e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a3836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.429,
    "s": 14.286,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32745,
    "c": 0.01883,
    "h": 185.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A3836

secondary

#685558

accent

#717BB7

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050707

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A3836

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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